Articles tagged with digium

1. Troubleshooting `Unable to connect to remote asterisk (does /var/run/asterisk/asterisk.ctl exist?)`

   Posted on February 16, 2024 in voice

   This error message indicates that the Asterisk CLI (command-line interface) cannot connect to the running Asterisk daemon. This can happen for several reasons. Here's a guide to help you troubleshoot and resolve the issue:

   1. Understand the Context:

   • Are you trying to start Asterisk? This error message appears when using …

2. Adding Removing Dynamic Queue Members (Asterisk 1.4+)

   Posted on September 20, 2010 in voice

   In Asterisk 1.4 and above, you can dynamically add and remove queue members from an extension or the command-line interface (CLI). Although you will most likely do most of your adding and removing via extensions, you might also find it helpful to remove a queue member by hand on …

3. Two Random Asterisk-Related SQL Queries

   Posted on July 15, 2010 in voice

   I hate losing useful SQL queries, so I tend to save them. Ever so often, I stumble across a file of queries from some work I was doing months ago. The following two queries are just such a case. I was analyzing some call data for a call center that …

4. Unable to Connect to Remote Asterisk

   Posted on March 22, 2010 in voice

   It's not often that I have to restart a Asterisk VoIP PBX. I recently upgraded to the latest version of Asterisk 1.4. After the installation was complete, I restarted the service and everything appeared to be functioning OK. Processes were running and owned by the asterisk user. When I …